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. >> the nation was not very disciplined in developing the replacement for shuttle so that we wouldn't find ourselves where we are at now. >> where we are right now is relying on the russians to ferry our astronauts to and from the space station at a cost of $63 million a seat. >> we're ceding that leadership ban to the same people by a different name. they're russians today. they were soviets then. we're saying, okay, here it is, we're giving it back to you. >> once "atlantis" lands bringing the shuttle program to a close, there's no other choice until commercial space companies are ready. that's more than three years away, and nasa won't have its own new rocket ready until at least 2016. but there's no turning back. was it time? >> yes, it was time. and it has been time for some time to phase out of shuttle and go back to exploration. >> whether you hated it or hailed it, whether you felt it a waste or worth it, the shuttle was an iconic flying machine that symbolized america's inspiration and ingenuity. >> this is the crew hatch to the shuttle "discovery." she made 39 trips to space
. >> the nation was not very disciplined in developing the replacement for shuttle so that we wouldn't find ourselves where we are at now. >> where we are right now is relying on the russians to ferry our astronauts to and from the space station at a cost of $63 million a seat. >> we're ceding that leadership ban to the same people by a different name. they're russians today. they were soviets then. we're saying, okay, here it is, we're giving it back to you. >> once...
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. >> the nation was not very disciplined in developing the replacement for shuttle so that we wouldn't find ourselves where we are at now. >> voiz spacecraft. >> where we are right now is relying on the russians to ferry our astronauts to and from the space station at a cost of $63 million a seat. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> we're ceding that leadership back to the same people by a different name. they're russians today. they were soviets then. we're saying, okay, here it is, we're giving it back to you. >> once "atlantis" lands bringing the shuttle program to a close, there's no other choice until commercial space companies are ready. that's more than three years away, and nasa won't have its own new rocket ready until at least 2016. but there's no turning back. was it time? >> yes, it was time. and it has been time for some time to phase out of shuttle and go back to exploration. >> whether you hated it or hailed it, whether you felt it a waste or worth it, the shuttle was an iconic flying machine that symbolized america's inspiration and ingenuity. >> roger, roll. >> this is
. >> the nation was not very disciplined in developing the replacement for shuttle so that we wouldn't find ourselves where we are at now. >> voiz spacecraft. >> where we are right now is relying on the russians to ferry our astronauts to and from the space station at a cost of $63 million a seat. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> we're ceding that leadership back to the same people by a different name. they're russians today. they were soviets then. we're saying, okay,...
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we are in a structural change to the nature of our nation's economy. so we have to decide as nation, how do we intervene in order to create jobs here rather than seeing all of these jobs go overseas, which, by the way, helps to increase the profits of the multinational corporation and obviously pads the bottom line of those ceos, into the they -- that's just what they do right, increase their profit margins. but we, as a nation have to realize without, for example, a mefrg policy or a clean energy policy or something that makes a good business case for those businesses to locate here, we are going to continue to see this shift in jobs and we have got to be serious about it. >> dr. romer, i'm holding up a report dated january 9, 2009, you were the lead author of this report, on what the administration thought would happen under what you called the recovery are act, the stimulus program. as you know, you are out of government now, but this is in many ways, exhibit a for the republicans, saying, a-ha, mr. president, if you go to the chart, 8.1%. i know it
we are in a structural change to the nature of our nation's economy. so we have to decide as nation, how do we intervene in order to create jobs here rather than seeing all of these jobs go overseas, which, by the way, helps to increase the profits of the multinational corporation and obviously pads the bottom line of those ceos, into the they -- that's just what they do right, increase their profit margins. but we, as a nation have to realize without, for example, a mefrg policy or a clean...
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one more time, mike, witness this great nation at best. the crew of "atlantis" is ready to launch. >> ready for launch. and, of course, they did, 12-day mission. sunday morning they'll dock with the international space station. it's going to be emotional, i think. >> a lot of people emotional with charlie olden. teddy kennedy jr. and list daughter, kylie, she was there. they both wanted to avoid the cameras today but he did make it clear, he said, look, i'm representing the kennedy family, this is a proud moment for us. and i kept asking, bitter-sweet? nobody wants to use that word because there is a sense of loss. it's an emotional experience. >> the one other major event that's going to take place, when the shuttle comes back down, on the 20th, if they just do the 12-day mission, and they land over here at the kennedy space center and chris ferguson, he said he's bound and determined to be the last person off the shuttle. but beyond that, all of the workers who have made this possible -- >> absolutely. >> -- thousands of them, whoever is
one more time, mike, witness this great nation at best. the crew of "atlantis" is ready to launch. >> ready for launch. and, of course, they did, 12-day mission. sunday morning they'll dock with the international space station. it's going to be emotional, i think. >> a lot of people emotional with charlie olden. teddy kennedy jr. and list daughter, kylie, she was there. they both wanted to avoid the cameras today but he did make it clear, he said, look, i'm representing...
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live pictures of the nation's capital. a lot of celebrating going to be happening over this holiday weekend. i hoped to there be with you but i had a change of plans. i'm not going to be able to make it up. still, everyone will be enjoying the fireworks, the mall. everybody taking in the nation's birthday in washington, d.c. and there is, today, a new candidate in the presidential race this morning. thad cotter. you know him? he's a michigan congressman. listened to how he kicked off his campaign. >> i am announcing my candidacy for the nomination of my republican party to serve as your president of the united states. he is now the tenth republican in the race and nobody else did it like this when they announced. who is he exactly? you can tell he place the guitar. he plays in the band called the second amendments. that will probably help him on the trail somewhere. other members of the house in thatten bad as well. mccotter is serving his fifth team in congress, representing the suburbs around detroit. he's a member of th
live pictures of the nation's capital. a lot of celebrating going to be happening over this holiday weekend. i hoped to there be with you but i had a change of plans. i'm not going to be able to make it up. still, everyone will be enjoying the fireworks, the mall. everybody taking in the nation's birthday in washington, d.c. and there is, today, a new candidate in the presidential race this morning. thad cotter. you know him? he's a michigan congressman. listened to how he kicked off his...
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it does appear from romney's comments, the chairman of the national committee that i can never announce, preibus said, sad news for the economy is good news for us. michelle bachmann thf morning said she hopes the bad numbers help her campaign. there's a risk for the republicans here that they're talking down the economy and they could look like they want america to fail so they could succeed. >> we know bad economic numbers are good for the people not in the white house and running for the white house. so it's a fine line, and a very sensitive line to walk. >> it's the new narrative for july and august and september. lack of job. and that's going to have an impact on the debt limit negotiations that now takes tax increases off the time. >> it's awfully difficult for the president to say now i really want to raise taxes because everybody knows raising taxes kills jobs. for the president to try to get around that is going to hurt him even more. all the republican presidential candidates are absolutely right. they're not gleeful. they think the president's economic theories have not worke
it does appear from romney's comments, the chairman of the national committee that i can never announce, preibus said, sad news for the economy is good news for us. michelle bachmann thf morning said she hopes the bad numbers help her campaign. there's a risk for the republicans here that they're talking down the economy and they could look like they want america to fail so they could succeed. >> we know bad economic numbers are good for the people not in the white house and running for...
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the nation's rate of unemployment climbed last month to 9.2%. we've now seen two straight months of meager jobs after march and april. just 2,000 jobs created since june. we'll get to the talks on the debt in just a moment, but first, let's talk about these jobs reports, and let's listen to representative jeb hesserling. he's a republican out of texas. here's what he said. >> the president always said he inherited a bad situation. i can see his point, but he has made it worse. and after two and a half years, it is time for him to take responsibility and to answer the question, where are the jobs? >> john boehner saying the same thing, where are the jobs. however, senator, thanks for joining us. we just had a poll that came out and most people still blame the bush administration for where we are right now. however, what he says does have, you know, a bit of concern for the current administration and that's eventually it may have been somebody else's to start with but now it's sort of stuck in your lap. what would you do? >> i'll tell you what i w
the nation's rate of unemployment climbed last month to 9.2%. we've now seen two straight months of meager jobs after march and april. just 2,000 jobs created since june. we'll get to the talks on the debt in just a moment, but first, let's talk about these jobs reports, and let's listen to representative jeb hesserling. he's a republican out of texas. here's what he said. >> the president always said he inherited a bad situation. i can see his point, but he has made it worse. and after...
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it allowed people from 16 different nations to fly. before the shuttle program, not a single woman or person of color had flown, you know, in the u.s. vehicle, and that charlie said was one of the great accomplishments of the shuttle program, and i think it is. >> as you said so many firsts, first woman in space, and first african-american in space, and first african-american woman in space. and for you, what is the moment you will remember most from the shuttles? >> well, you know, just i think that for a person to go to space, you know, actually for me, you think it is never actually going to happen to, you and when i was up in space, and just getting to look out of the window the first time and it happened to be new england where i'm from and that imagine and realizing you have worked so long to be in this place and you are inside of the spaceship and you have great jobs to do, but this is where you as a person really are is in space, and to me, that is a great memory. >> katy will stick around with us, and we are expecting presiden
it allowed people from 16 different nations to fly. before the shuttle program, not a single woman or person of color had flown, you know, in the u.s. vehicle, and that charlie said was one of the great accomplishments of the shuttle program, and i think it is. >> as you said so many firsts, first woman in space, and first african-american in space, and first african-american woman in space. and for you, what is the moment you will remember most from the shuttles? >> well, you know,...
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you can't go on a national campaign with this kind of math, senator. it's incorrect. >> it is not incorrect. >> senator, creating 230 million jobs is not a loss of jobs. it's not a loss of jobs. >> i don't know how you -- one report says we are 280 and now saying only 240. >> you have a lot of interviews to do. you might want to check that math. >> we know jobs creation has been disappointing the past few years but know it's much better now than it was when the president took office. >> that is not true. hold on. the unemployment rate is much higher than it was when he took office. >> we are talking about -- look. we are slicing it two different ways! you're talking about the unemployment rate and you're correct. i'm talking about the number of jobs lost every single month. we are talking about the trajectory and how to turn it around and i want to zero in exactly, very clearly, how you would create jobs because i'll tell you something. when i talk to businessmen and women around the country, i ask them about healer ahealth care and tax cuts and regula
you can't go on a national campaign with this kind of math, senator. it's incorrect. >> it is not incorrect. >> senator, creating 230 million jobs is not a loss of jobs. it's not a loss of jobs. >> i don't know how you -- one report says we are 280 and now saying only 240. >> you have a lot of interviews to do. you might want to check that math. >> we know jobs creation has been disappointing the past few years but know it's much better now than it was when the...